Cloth marking and cutting machine



J1me M, 1949. v. SCIANCALEPORE 2,473,451

I CLOTH MARKING AND CUTTING MACHINE Filed Jan. 22, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 1awe/whom Win, flcz'anwaicfore WMWS mlie M, H949. v. SCIANCALEPORE CLOTHMARKING AND CUTTING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 22, 1947OOIOUOBOQGQQOOOOO Qua-M000 o a a o a a00000000\ 0o-0.o0wol0om Q a I Z0Sada/7204226 mNQM/ M 7 m (l WW9 e M, i949. v. SCIANCALEPORE CLOTHMARKING AND CUTTING MACHINE 4 Shee'ts-Sheet 3 Filed Jan. 22. 1947 k\ la.T z/ /////r// n/////// G V N. R %m R Q Q $m R m M .Nw Nm W20 .80 z'an0622871076 Patented June 14, 1949 CLOTH MARKING AND CUTTING MAGHINE'Vito Scianca-lepore, White Blains', N.. Y1, assi'gnor of. one-half tnCharles Greene, White Plains,

Application January 22, 1947-, Serial No. 723,623

8 Claims. 1.

This invention relates to a means ibr marking and cutting trousers.

An object of thisinvention is to provide. a device which will mark bothlegs of a pair of'trousers at the points where the legs are turned forforming cuffs, and will at the same time out off the excess material sothat cults of even or uni-form length will be formed.

Another object of this invention is toprovide a cutter for cutting thelegs of trousers, and a marking means for marking the cuff whichisoperative by" the cutter when the latter is swung downwardly to cuttingposition;

A further object of this invention is to provide a marking means fortrousers which includes a plurality of parallel perforate-pipes, apowder reservoir and pressure meansfor forcin the powder from thereservoir through the perforations in the pipes against the cloth.

A further object of this invention is toprovide a device of this kindwhich will mark both sides of each leg: in a single operation.

With the above and other objects in view; my invention consists in thearrangement, combiner,-

tion and details of construction disclosed in the drawings andspecification, and then more particularly pointed. out in the. appendedclaims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1; is a detail side elevation of a combined trousers cutter andmarker constructed accord.- ing to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a detail. front elevation, partly bro.- ken away and insection, of the device,

Figure 3 is a plan view, partly broken away and in section, of thedevice in open position,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4'-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure1,

Figure. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line fi-6 ofFigure, 1,,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the-line '|--l ofFigure3.

Figure 8. is afragmentary sectional view taken onthe. line B-8 ofFigure-4,

Figure 9 is a. fragmentarysectional view taken substantially on the line9-9 of Figure '7,

Figure 10 is av diagrammatic vievm, partly broken away; of the tubularmarking means.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral t5 designates generally a housingand the numeral l6 designates generally a. closure or cover which ishingedly secured as at I! to the housing 1:5.

:The housing 1'5 includes atop wall .18, opposite 2 side walls l9: and20*, a. bottom wall 2|, and front and rear walls 22 and? 23-respectively.

The housing: l5 includes a. stationary cutter blade. 24 of L-shape intransverse section, which is: secured at the upper edge of the sidewalll8 and: is countersunk into the adjacent end of the top wall l8; Acutter blade 25 is hingedly mount;- ed on a pivot. 26, engaging: througha boss 21 which. is carried by the housing I5, and the blade 21' is.formed at. its. forward end with a handle 28;. The blade 2.5 is adaptedto: be swung downwardly' during the cutting: operation so as tov out thelower ends of the trouser legs which extend over the stationary blade24..

In order to; provide. a means whereby the lower ends of the trouser legsmay be marked to define the lines of. the: cufi,, I have provided aplurality of parallel tubular members 29 which are countersunk in thetop: wall [8 and are connected together at their inner ends as indicatedin Figure 110,-, by a. connecting pipe; 30;. The marking tubes 29. are.three in number and are adapted to mark the. necessary cult lines; onthe lower side of the leg resting on; the topwall Hi.

In order to provide for marking; the legs of the trousers: on the innersides; thereof, I have; provided oppositely disposed U-shaped tubularmarking: members 31 formed. with openings 32 the; upper and lower sidesthereof. Each U- shaped. tubular member 3.1, is also provided with acentrally disposed tubular member 33, having upper and lowerperforations, and the U-shaped member 3 I is; connectedtogether at itsupper end to.- a tubular connecting pipe 34. The pipe 34 is roekablymounted in a pair of: bearings 35 which arefixed by fastening means 36to the upper side of the top wall l8..

In order to. provide for positioning the trouser legs properly on thetop wall, 3, I have provided an upstanding guide wall 31 which is fixedto the top wall l8 at a point, outwardly from. the inner edge of thistop wall.. The trouser legs are adapted to abut. against the flangeguide memlower walls38 and-39=respective1y; which are connected togetherby means of opposite side and end walls 4-0- and M respectively. Theinner wall as has. countersunk therein. a plurality of perforate markingtubes: 4'2 disposed in spaced parallel relation and connected togetherat their inner ends by a connecting pipe 43.. The marking tubes 62 are.adapted to overlie. the tubes 2aand; 3d

the top wall I8. The top wall I8 is formed with an opening 5| aligningwith the opening 46 so that powder 52 may be discharged into thereservoir 44. The reservoir 44 is adapted to have the powder containedtherein drawn out by means of a bellows member generally designated as53.

The bellows member 53 is connected by means of a pipe 54' to the outletside of the reservoir 44 and air is permitted to enter the reservoir 44through an intake nipple 55 connected to the rear wall 56 of thereservoir and extending through the rear wall 22 of the housing 15. Aflap valve 51 is mounted in the nipple 55, opening inwardly, and

if desired, a screen 58 may be mounted in the outer end of the nipple 55to prevent solid particles from being drawn into the reservoir when thebellows 53 is operating on its suction cycle. The bellows 53 isconstantly urged to open or suction position by means of a, spring 59which may be disposed interiorly of the bellows. The bellows 53 alsoincludes a discharge nozzle 66 which has one end of a pipe 6| connectedthereto. The pipe 6| is connected to a manifold 62 which is connected bymeans of a flexible pipe 63 to the forward intermediate marking member3!. The

rear intermediate marking member 3| has the "pipe 34 thereof connectedrotatably to the manifold 62.

The manifold 62 also has connected thereto a flexible pipe 64 which isconnected to an L-shaped pipe 65, the latter being connected to theconnecting pipe 43 for the upper marking members 42. The bellows 53 isadapted to be compressed so as to force the powder out of the bellowswhen the knife 25 is lowered, by means of an inwardly projecting lug 66which is fixedly carried by the knife 25. An upwardly projecting pin orplunger '6'! is fixed by means of a plate 66 to the upper 'side of thebellows 53 and the plunger or bellows operator 6'! extends looselythrough the top wall l8 and projects through a cutout 68 which is formedin the closure l6.

When the knife 25 is in substantially its lowermost cutting position,the lug 66 will strike the bellows operator 61, thereby compressing thebellows 53 and forcing the powder in the bellows out through the nozzleand into the perforated marking tubes or pipes 29, 3| and 42. Themarking tubes 42 are the upper marking tubes for marking the upper sideof the leg of the pair of trousers resting on the top wall l8.

With a combined cutting and marking device as hereinbefore described,the lower ends of the trouser legs can be cut off and marked for cuff Ifolds in a single operation. This device will' facilitate the cuttingand marking of the trousers and will provide a uniform length for eachtrouser leg in addition to a uniform Width for the cuff. When theclosure I6 is swung downwardly to its operative position the upstandingguide 3! may engage in an elongated slot 69 which is formed in the topwall 39 of the closure.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact .details of constructionherein disclosed, but claim 1 all variations falling within the purviewof the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In combination a cutter comprising a stationary blade and a movableblade, means clamping a pair of trousers legs in a position for cuttingby said cutter, and means actuated by movement of said movable blade tocutting position for marking the trousers legs in a series of parallellines to define the cuff width and leg length.

2. In combination a cutter comprising a stationary blade and a movableblade, means clamping a pair of trousers legs in a, position for cuttingby said cutter, a plurality of perforate marking tubes carried by saidclamping means, and means actuated by movement of said movable blade to--cutting position for discharging a marking medium through said tubes.

3. In combination, a housing having a flat top wall, a hinged trousersleg clamping member carried by said housing, a stationary cutting bladeat one edge of said top wall, a, pivoted cutting blade, complementaryperforate marking tubes carried by said top wall and said clampingmember, means for forcing a marking medium through said tubes, and meanscarried by said pivoted blade for effecting operation of said firstnamed means when said pivoted blade is swung downwardly to cuttingposition.

4. In combination, a housing having a horizontal top wall, a combinedtrousers legs clamping and closure member hingedly carried by saidhousing, a cutter at one end of said housing including a stationaryblade fixed relative to said top wall, and a pivoted cutting blade, aseries of marking tubes fixedly carried by said top wall, a secondseries of marking tubes fixedly carried by said clamping member,intermediate marking tubes pivotally carried by said top wall, and meansfor discharging a marking medium through the perforations of said tubes.

5. In combination, a housing having a horizontal top wall, a combinedtrousers legs clamping and closure member hingedly carried by saidhousing, a cutter at one end of said housing including a stationaryblade fixed relative to said top wall and a pivoted cutting blade, aseries of marking tubes fixedly carried by said top wall, a secondseries of marking tubes fixedly carried by said clamping member,intermediate marking tubes pivotally carried by said top wall, and meansactuated by movement of said pivoted blade to cutting position foreffecting discharge of a marking medium through said tubes.

6. In combination, a housing having a horizontal top wall, a combinedtrousers legs clamping and closure member hingedly carried by saidhousing, a cutter at one end of said housing, including a stationaryblade fixed relative to said top wall, and a pivoted cutting blade, aseries of marking tubes fixedly carried by said top wall, a secondseries of marking tubes fixedly carried by said clamping member,intermediate marking tubes pivotally carried by said top wall, a bellowsin said housing, means connecting the outlet side of said bellows tosaid tubes, a powder reservoir in said housing connected to the intakeside of said bellows, and means carried by said bellows and said pivotedblade for compressing said bellows upon downward movement of saidpivoted blade to cutting position to thereby effect discharge of powderthrough said tubes against the trousers legs clamped between saidhousing and clamping member.

1, .7. A trousers leg marker comprising a housing 5 having a top wall, aclamping member hingedly carried by said top wall, a plurality of spacedparallel perforate marking tubes carried by said top wall, a pluralityof complementary perforate marking tubes carried by said clampingmember. an upstanding trousers leg guide carried by said housing, andmeans in said housing for forcing a powdered marking medium through saidtubes.

8. A trousers legs marker comprising a housing having a top wall, aclamping member hingedly carried by said top Wall, a plurality of spacedparallel perforate marking tubes carried by said top wall, a pluralityof complementary perforate marking tubes carried by said clampingmember, an upstanding trousers legs guide carried by said housing,confronting marking tubes pivotally carried by said housing and adaptedto be disposed betweenvthe trousers legs clamped between said clampingmember and said top Wall, and means for forcing a powdered markingmedium through said tubes.

VITO SCIANCALEPORE.

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